Theme: The theme of this contest will be the Sawbill area. We are looking for pictures depicting the Sawbill area of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, as well as photos of the towns of Lutsen, Tofte, and Schroeder and their area resorts (see our other contests for Ely and Grand Marais). Your photos can include any photographs can be from any season of the year.

Rules:

Everyone is welcome to participate, amateur or professional. Photo must have been taken by the individual who posts it (you can have help posting your images though). Past entries are welcome. You may submit up to five images. Photos can be uploaded to the board (preferred method), or they may be hosted on your own server or hosting service (such as photobucket)Submissions will be accepted through December 31st, 2014.Photographers retain the rights to their photographs.

When posting, please refrain from posting HUGE image files. An ideal size is 640 x 480. If you use the "attachment" button, the image will be resized automatically for you. (Instructions for using the attachment tool: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=1469&p=3900#p3900)

Judging: TBA

Prize: The contest's first place winner will receive a one night stay in a luxury whirlpool suite at AmericInn - Tofte and a $50 Gift Certificate for Sawbill Outfitters.

Second place will receive a $100 Lodging Gift Certificate for Bluefin Bay

Entry: To enter, simply reply to this message and post your images here. For your convenience, you can upload your pictured directly on this site (using the upload attachment tab). It would be great if you can share as much information as you can about the photo.

From August 2011, returning to Sawbill. The clouds are mixed with smoke from the fires that were burning north of us. We finished our canoe trip and later that day the entry point was closed due to the fires. We hadn't heard about them the whole time we were camping, so good thing!